Often, their parrots lovers buy already in adulthood, when to determine how old the bird is, it is quite problematic. Overgrowths are almost the same size as an adult feathered pet, therefore it is very difficult to make any calculations at times. If Jaco or cockatoo live in apartments without problems for dozens of years, then budgies or corals have a much longer life expectancy.
Fifteen-year-old cockatoo has teenage age of the parrot by human standards, and the same infernal can already be written in the venerable elders. All breeds of birds in a short note can not be highlighted, so let's take a look at the three most common and widely available species.
How to determine the age of the Corellian parrot?
Young feathered individuals of this species have pink scales on their paws and tubules on their heads, which say that the bird is just beginning to get into the feathers. If you look at their behavior, it is noticeable that the chicks move clumsily, like chicken chicken. Their feathers on their heads are black and only by ten months they begin to noticeably brighten. Natural gray color parrots of Corella, with the exception of albinos, acquire after molting, which occurs in 6 months.
Determining the age of a corrugated parrot
In young chicks, under two months of age, the tail is short. It will reach full length only in 10 months. Old birds of plumage around the eyes do not have and the pupil of them is surrounded by a noticeable white ring. Young individuals have large, almost black eyes. At nestlings, a wavy pattern on the head is not very clear. The clavicle is black, and in adult birds it takes with age a straw-yellow or greenish color. The formed wavy parrots have a body size of about 19 cm. The young male's wax is colored in a pale violet hue, and in fully developed individuals it takes a bright blue color.
How to determine the age of the parasite?
If you want to know how to determine the age of a parrot of this species, then you should also carefully consider the waxwood. At first, it is in dark-skinned individuals and only after 3 months it becomes light. Young parrots have greyish-green plumage, which by 6 months takes a uniform green color. Red feathers on the forehead turn red at 6-8 months.